Sayeg v. Federal Mortgage Co.

This suit was brought by Federal Mortgage Company against John M. Sayeg to recover the sum of $1,500 evidenced by a check given by the defendant to the plaintiff. At the time of the filing of the suit, two writs of garnishment were sued out, and the defendant’s bank accounts in two of the banks in the city of Ennis were impounded. The defendant, in addition to denying liability on the check, reconvened for damages for the alleged wrongfully suing out of the writs of garnishment. The verdict of the jury on special issues was favorable to plaintiff on both the original suit and the…